In the past month, numerous states have provided the COVID-19 addition, yet food stamp prices in the US continue to be double what they were before the epidemic.
The price of food aid for February, which witnessed a little reduction but remained significantly higher than pre-COVID expenses, was currently disclosed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The 2023 Fiscal Year, which started in October, had the cheapest cost in February with a typical monthly payout for each person of $248.48. However, it was still over twice as expensive as the $121.21 in February 2020, which was the final month when numerous states implemented COVID-19 restrictions in reaction to the epidemic.
The cost of food stamps in February was $10.58 billion, up from $4.47 billion in February 2020.
The expanded COVID-19 supplements were distributed to 32 states and Washington, D.C., throughout February.
For instance, the COVID-19 epidemic resulted in a rise in food aid of at least $95 every month in Michigan.